Portable soda-fountain



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` S. M'. KELLOGG 8; E'. T; SHELDON.

Portable Soda Poom-tain..

No. 232,187. Patented Sept.14,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.D

SMITH M. KELLOGG AND EMMET T. SHELDON, OF OMRO, WISCONSIN.

PORTABLE SODA-FOUNTAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,187, datedSeptember 14, 1880.

Application filed June 2G, 1880.

Z all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, SMITH M. KELLOGG and EMME'I T. SIIELDON, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Omro, Vinnebago county, State ofViscoIIsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Soda-Fountainsand we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of thisspecification, in which drawin gs- Figure lis a side elevation of our-improved soda-fountain, and Fig. 2 a horizontal section of the same inthe line x of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a view, partly in section and partly inelevation, of the improved fountain, the body of the fountain beingshown in elevation and its faucet in longitudinal vertical centralsection.

The object of ourinvention is the production of a very cheap portablereservoir or sodafountain, which can be used as a substitute for thestationary' and expensive soda-fountains now in general use, and fromone apartment of which the sirup for a glass of soda-water can bedrawnsimultaneously with the drawing of water impregnated with bicarbonate ofsoda from another apartment, the twoliquids commingling in the act oftheir simultaneous iiow through a single faucet which communicates withboth apartments, the channels of the faucet which communicate with thesaidtwo apartments being of such relative size that while a glass of thebeverage is being drawn from the fountain one of the channels willpermit the flow from the Sirup-apartment of a sufficient amount ofsirup, while the other channel will permit theflow from another'apartment of a sufficient amount of water mixed with bicarbonate ofsoda to constitute the proper proportions of each liquid for a glass ofsoda; and further, that while the material of which the fountain isconstructed is such as to make the cooling quality of the ice employedavailable to the greatest extent,.all artificial pressure for forcingthe carbonated Water from the fountain is dispensed with, therebychoapening the process of producing soda'water.

ln the drawings, A indicates the fountain complete as a wholeconstruction. For con- (No model.)

venience and cheapness it is made of a circular body portion, a, with aclosed bottom, a', a closely-fittin g but removable cover, c2, handlesa3, and three supporting-legs, c4, (one not shown in the figures.)Interiorly it is divided into apartments b, c, and d by thindivisionplates, as at g and g'.

In practice the apartment b is to contain Water, with the properproportion of bicarbonate of soda dissolved therein, and the apartment cis to contain the sirup, with tartaric acid dissolved therein, togetherwith such other ingredients as compose a suitable sirup for theproduction of soda-water, while the apart-ment d is to contain the iceto keep the liquids cool.

`E indicates the faucet for drawing oi' the liquid contents of thefountain, and is applied thereto, as shown. This faucet has its stem z'made of solid metal, but provided with longitudinal perforations, as atc and c', thus forming channels through which the liquids ot' thefountain are drawn off. i

The channel or perforation c communicates with the apartment b on oneside of the divisioII-plate g', while the channel c' communi- Cates withthe apartment c on the other side of the division-lillate g', as shown,said divisionplate g being so connected with the faucetstem i that theliquid in the apartment c can -only escape through the channel c', whilethe liquid in the apartment b can only escape through the channel c, asclearly signified in Fig. 2. These channels c and c are made of unequalsize, and of such relative size or capacity of discharge that while aglass of the beverage is being drawn off from the fountain the channel cwill only permit the flow from the apartment c of a sufficient amount ofsirup, while the channel c will permit the iiow from the apartment b ofa sufficient amount of its liquid contents to constitute the proper pro.portion of each of the liquids for a glass of soda.

As shown in Fig. 2, the thumb-plug f is made a portion of its lengthwith a tubular opening, as at c2, and with a side opening, c3,communicating therewith, the opening c3 being made of sufficientcapacity to register with both ot' the channels c and e', when thethumbplug is in the position indicated in said figure,

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in which case the two liquids in the act ot being drawn off fromapartments b and c will unite at the opening c3, and commingle duringtheir downward flow through the tubular opening c2 of the thumb-plug j',and so discharge into any proper receptacle held beneath the thumb-plug.

In Fig. 3 we have shown a thumb-plug made solid its whole length, exceptwith a transverse opening, c4, through it, as shown, said opening e4being made to register with the channels e and e', as well as with thechannel e5 of the downwardly-bent tube c6, through which the liquids inbeing drawn off will escapeintoa glass held beneath when the thumb` plugis in the position shown in Fig. 3, said liquids commingling duringtheir passage through the tube c6.

It will thus be seen that we effect the comlningling of the liquidsduring the act of drawing them oft' simultaneously through a singlefaucet, and that we obviate the necessity of charging the fountain withgas, as is ordinarily practiced, in order to produce an agitation andconsequent commingling of the liquids composing the beverage. The momentthe two liquids come together in passing through the fauceteffervescence atonce commences, due to the union of the two liquids, andthe two liquids then in a lively, agitated, and effervescing stateescape from the faucet into a glass held beneath. Thus we are enabled tomake our fountain of light sheet metal, no artificial `pressure beingrequired within it, and also make it portable as well as cheap, and atthe same time are enabled to deliver the beverage to customers in theusual effervescing or foaming condition, and at a less cost thanfurnished from the stationary and expensive fountains now generally inuse.

It is obvious that when the thumb-plugf is in the position shown in theflgures the iiow of the liquids will be instantly stopped by properlyturning the plug.

7e do not conne ourselves to the particular form of the fountain A shownin the ligures. It may be made in the form of an oblongI square, with,for instance, several Sirupapartments-one for raspberry sirup, one forvanillasirup, and so on-and yet have each of the several sirups drawnoff through a faucet simultaneous with and in union with the properamount of water mixed with bicarbonate of soda, and in properproportions for a glass of soda-water.

W'e claiml. In a soda-water fountain having two 'or more independentchambers and independent Huid-channels in communication with a singledraw-oft' cock, the partition g of the body a, arranged to separate thechannels c e', and with the partition g, to form soda-water chamber b,Sirup-chamber c, and ice-chamber d, as shown and described.

2. The body a of the fountain, provided with soda-water chamber I),ice-chamber d, sirupchamber c, cock E, having channels e c of relativelysmall and large diameters, separated by the partition g', which,together with partition g, forms the vertical chambers b c d,substantially as described.

3. The body a, provided with a partition, g', and a double-channeledcock, E, the said partition abutting against the inner end of the cock,and thereby forming chambers b c and separating the channels c e of thecock, substantially as described.

4. The soda-water fountain A, provided with a double-channeled draw-offand mixin g cock, E, which has relatively large and small channels e c',said channels being in communication with chambers Y) and c and with thepassage 02, substantially as described.

SMITH M. KELLOGG. EMMET T. SHELDON. In presence ot'- N. FRANK, R. E.ANDREWS.

